New York Daily News On The 1st Presidential Debate
Funny: Stephen Colbert’s Take On The Presidential Debate
Because we can’t be serious ALL the time.
Stephen Colbert of The Late Show offers HIS recap of the first presidential debate.
He pretty much gets it all in here: the “Trump sniffle,” the “women are pigs” thing, Trump’s favorite word, “no.”
From Entertainment Weekly:
During his monologue on Monday’s live edition of The Late Show, Colbert called out Trump’s sniffles, joking that Trump “sounded like he was fighting off a cold with cocaine.”
After playing a montage of Trump sniffling, Colbert added, “He sounded like the coked-up best man in the bathroom at a wedding. ‘You guys, I got it, I know how we can fix the entire economy. Let’s buy a boat.’”
Recapping The First 2016 Presidential Debate
Thoughts on the first presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, which pretty much went like this:
The Clinton/Trump debate in just 2 minutes https://t.co/G5W0eXrA8J pic.twitter.com/8f1Ogv0Ubo— CNN (@CNN) September 27, 2016
• First, Clinton was decided the winner of the debate almost universally. Both CNN and PPP‘s separate polls taken after the event showed Clinton with a decisive win for the night.
• Most pundits believe Trump stayed on balance for the first 20-25 minutes, and then his defensive nature kicked in and he became “the Donald” we all expected to show up. It became difficult for him to resist interrupting Clinton on almost every answer, while Clinton wisely stood silent during his own responses.
“You’re wrong, you’re wrong.” Trump had a lot to say on #DebateNight, a lot of it while Clinton was speaking https://t.co/sEiZcCSoPV pic.twitter.com/KymeaXfBqC— CNN (@CNN) September 27, 2016
• According to Facebook, the “top social moment” of the debate was when Trump said his strongest asset is his “temperament.” The comment was met by laughs in the debate hall and snarky replies on social media.
• Twitter exploded when Trump denied ever saying that global warming was a hoax “created by and for the Chinese.” Instantly, the Twitterverse retweeted his 2012 tweet which stated exactly that.
• Often, Trump’s own ad-libs contributed to his own detriment. When Clinton brought up Trump saying the 2008 Wall Street collapse and the job losses that followed would be good for his investments, Trump replied, “That’s called business by the way.” When the former secretary of state stated that Trump is dangerous for off-hand threats like saying he would blow Iranians out of the water for taunting U.S. sailors, Trump replied, “That would not start a war.” It all became a bit like a petulant 10 year old.
And then there was this during a question about Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns:
Clinton: For 40 years, everyone running for president has released their tax returns. You can go and see nearly, I think, 39, 40 years of our tax returns, but everyone has done it. We know the IRS has made clear there is no prohibition on releasing it when you’re under audit.
So you’ve got to ask yourself, why won’t he release his tax returns? And I think there may be a couple of reasons. First, maybe he’s not as rich as he says he is. Second, maybe he’s not as charitable as he claims to be.
Third, we don’t know all of his business dealings, but we have been told through investigative reporting that he owes about $650 million to Wall Street and foreign banks. Or maybe he doesn’t want the American people, all of you watching tonight, to know that he’s paid nothing in federal taxes, because the only years that anybody’s ever seen were a couple of yearswhen he had to turn them over to state authorities when he was trying to get a casino license, and they showed he didn’t pay any federal income tax
Trump: That makes me smart.
Clinton: So if he’s paid zero, that means zero for troops, zero for vets, zero for schools or health. And I think probably he’s not all that enthusiastic about having the rest of our country see what the real reasons are, because it must be something really important, even terrible, that he’s trying to hide.
So, what does that make the rest of the country’s tax payers who DO pay for military, veteran’s care, roads and bridges and school? Are we chumps? I think that comment was a strong example of some of the self-inflicted wounds Trump suffered throughout the debate.
• Most pundits point to an exchange about a comment Trump had made about Clinton not looking “presidential.” Trump attempted to pivot to saying he spoke about her “stamina” (he’s actually commented on both). But Hillary stayed on topic, recalling many of the comments Trump has made about women over the years, including a story about a former Miss Universe that Trump took to calling “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping.”
Trump called in to Fox and Friends this morning to tell his side of the “Miss Universe” story. “I know that person. That person was a Miss Universe person. And she was the worst we ever had, the worst, the absolute worst, she was impossible,” he said. “She gained a massive amount of weight, and it was a real problem. We had a real problem. Not only that, her attitude.”
• Super-stats guy Nate Silver believes that Clinton will see something of a small bounce coming out of this first head=to-head encounter.
5 times Donald Trump was live fact-checked during last night’s debate https://t.co/bMvqhqDKcI pic.twitter.com/Zarl1nuFAL— CNN (@CNN) September 27, 2016
The next debate will take place on October 4th at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., between Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine and Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence.
The Story Behind The Miss Universe Donald Trump Called “Miss Piggy”
Near the end of last night’s presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the issue of how Trump sees and treats women came up, along with a story I hadn’t yet heard.
Apparently, the Miss Universe of 1996 (Trump owns the beauty contest) was called “Miss Piggy” and “Miss Housekeeping” by Trump when he noted after winning the crown she had gained some weight.
In addition to names, Trump blind-sided her by inviting reporters to “watch her work out.”
Machado is now an American citizen, and she plans to vote this November. Guess who she’s casting a vote for?
Just another entry in the long list of ways Donald Trump lacks the proper temperament to serve as the president of the United States.
Trump on Alicia, 1996: “Miss Piggy.”This morning: “She gained a massive amount of weight…it was a real problem.” pic.twitter.com/0wrISjJe6z
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 27, 2016
How Did Lester Holt Do As Moderator Of The 1st Presidential Debate?
The experts weigh in on how NBC News’ Lester Holt did as moderator of the first presidential debate:
One clear winner tonight: @LesterHoltNBC. Did not make himself the story. Inserted himself when necessary. #debatenight— Ben White (@morningmoneyben) September 27, 2016
Since we were all so poised to jump on Lester Holt, let us say: He did a good job.— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) September 27, 2016
Lester Holt has done a fine job as moderator. Not too intrusive, moving this along, fact-checking when necessary. #debates— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) September 27, 2016
Who Won The 1st Presidential Debate?
I won’t go into all the details right here – tomorrow is another day – but I will leave you with this.
According to the CNN/ORC poll, Hillary Clinton won the first presidential debate by 35 points.
Also from Public Policy Polling:
Our post debate poll, which finds Clinton won the debate 51/40, is now posted: https://t.co/WAAx3ReUsE— PublicPolicyPolling (@ppppolls) September 27, 2016
PPP notes that among young voters, who Clinton has under performed with, 63% think she won the debate to only 24% for Trump.
I watched the full debate, and as most political teams are acknowledging, Hillary did very well. Preparation paid off.
Trump, on the other hand, was exactly who we might have expected to show up.
Suffice to say, it was a good night for the good guys.
More later.
More wine 🙂
For historical context, let’s look back at the first 2012 presidential debate:
CNN/ORC instant poll – who won the debate?Clinton 62%
Trump 27%* * *
1st ’12 debate:
Romney 67%
Obama 25%— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) September 27, 2016
First Presidential Debate Tonight 9PM ET/6PM PT
Here we go, kids.
The first face to face between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump in their first presidential debate promises one of the biggest audiences in television history.
Tonight at 9PM ET/6PM PT on just about any news channel you can imagine (CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, ABC, NBC, CBS and more).
You can watch on TV or below at the CNN live feed:
New “Will & Grace” Scene About 2016 Election
Debra Messing teased about it earlier, and now here it is: the four original stars of WILL & GRACE in a new scene about the 2016 election.
Poll: Hillary Clinton Leads Donald Trump By +5 Heading Into First Debate
From NBC News:
Just hours ahead of the first 2016 presidential debate, Hillary Clinton continues to lead Donald Trump by 5 points, 45 percent to 40 percent, unchanged from last week, according to the latest NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll.
Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson trails behind with 10 percent support, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein has 3 percent support.
In a two-way match-up without the third-party candidates, Clinton has a 7-point advantage over Trump, 51 percent to 44 percent. The margin is up from 5 points last week among likely voters.
Pundits have posited today that typically the candidate who leads going into the first presidential debate tends to win the election.
Not sure how useful that info is in this topsy-turvy election year, but there you go.
Pulse Nightclub Shooting Survivors Say “Thank You”
The survivors of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando have released this video to say “thank you” for the incredible outpouring of support from around the world in the aftermath of the worst mass shooting in the history of the United States.
In addition to the messages and prayers sent their way, over $9 million has been raised via Equality Florida to help pay for the medical and psychological needs of the survivors and their families.
Those funds will begin to be distributed tomorrow.
From LGBTQ Nation:
The money raised by more than 120,000 donors from over 120 countries will be distributed starting Tuesday, said Nadine Smith, CEO of Equality Florida. She noted 100 percent of the “funds will go to the survivors of those killed and those who were victims, whether they were physically injured or emotionally traumatized,” Smith tells LGBTQ Nation in an email.
Smith said her organization isn’t keeping any money for overhead or fees and that even the interest earned on the funds in the bank will be donated. Equality Florida is also absorbing more than $150,000 in staff time and management of the fundraising campaign.
“Checks are being cut directly to victims to spend according to their own needs which will vary a great deal. We know people lost income, some lost their jobs. Those with serious physical injuries will need to modify their homes and prepare for long-term care. All will need help dealing with the trauma. The decision on how best to spend it is entirely up to each person.”
“Equality Florida made two promises in the aftermath of Pulse,” Smith said in a statement. “The first was to do everything we could to take care of the survivors and the families left behind by this heinous act of hate. Today we’ve kept that first promise. Now our attention must focus entirely on fulfilling the second promise – to honor our dead with action.”
In addition to the video, Equality Florida has launched a new campaign, the Honor Them With Action fund, to ensure public work on behalf of the LGBTQ community and to reduce gun violence continues.